Deuteronomy 19:21
“And thine eye shall not pitie, but life shall goe for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
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Deuteronomy 19:21 Context
19Then shall ye doe vnto him, as he had thought to haue done vnto his brother: so shalt thou put the euil away from among you. 20And those which remaine shall heare, and feare, and shall hencefoorth commit no more any such euill among you. 21And thine eye shall not pitie, but life shall goe for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 19:21
And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- King James Version
"Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And thine eyes shall not pity; life `shall go' for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Basic English Bible
And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Darby Bible
And thy eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Webster's Bible
Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- World English Bible
and thine eye doth not pity -- life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And thine eye shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 19:21
19:21 Eye for eye - What punishment the law allotted to the accused, if he had been convicted, the same shall the false accuser bear.